Combined can opener and dispenser



Jan. 8, 1952 T. E. Q'CASEY 2,581,768

COMBINED CAN OPENER AND DISPENSER Filed Dec. 13, 1948 Patented Jan. 8, 1952 .1:

" nmreo srAr-ss P TENT oer-ice Thornton O.Gasey,..Honolul'u,'lerritoryrof I Hawaii- Application December 13, 1948,,SerialNo. 64,970

TlIiSihVBl'ltiOIt relates-to a combined can opener and dispenser.

The broad object of the invention is toprovide means for'readilyconverting a container of. liquid such as a can of beer into a filled"mug orstein.

More specific. objectsof the invention are to providean attachment forabeer can or the like which. willbe pressed automatically into positionto. serve asa dispenser for the contents during the act.ofIopening thecan; toprovide arr-attachment as, aforesaid including ahandle which:will be, properly positioned; during the openingof the can. to be.grasped for lifting the can to. drink therefrom; to provide anattachment as aforesaid for forming an opening in the can so positionedwith respect to the handle that a pouring lip will be provided when thecan is lifted in a normal manner by means of the handle; and to providean attachment having the advantages aforesaid by means of which thecontents of a can may be poured without likelihood of any leaking orspilling of any part of the contents.

Other objects and advantages may be made apparent by the followingdescription and claims.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined can opener and dispenser inaccordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section through a beer can showing myattachment applied thereto.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevation of the arrangement shown inFigure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical section similar to Figure 2 butshowing a slightly modified form.

Figures 5, 6 and 7 are reduced elevations showing progressively themanner of applying the attachment to a beer can.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral I designates a beer canhaving the usual rim 2. My attachment includes a ring 3 preferablytapered upwardly in cross section to provide a relatively thin pouringedge 4. The edge '5 opposite from the pouring edge 4 is relatively Wideand is formed with an annular recess 6 to receive the cam rim 2, anannular sealing ring 1 of suitable material such as rubber or the likebeing interposed between the rim 2 and the bottom of the recess 6.

Depending from the edge is a hook 8 adapted to be engaged with the lowerface of the rim 2, and diametrically opposite from the hook 8 is a catch9 having a rolled or thickened free edge I0 adapted to be snapped orsprung over'the tim 2' for cooperation with the hook 8 to hold'theeattachm'ent in assembled relation with respect to the-can I. Preferablythe catch 9' will be riveted to the outer face-of the ring 3 as shown'at H although itmay be formed integrally therewith as indicated a-t 9 inFigure 4.

'Acljacent' the hook 8, the ring 3- is provided with a bladel2 forforming an opening such as it in the topwall of the can". Preferably theblade will be riveted to the inner face of the'ring as shown at italthough it maybe formed integrally therewith as indicated at F2" inFigure 4: The blade is triangular in form andterminates in a point i5which is downturned slightly to facilitate puncturing the top wall ofthe can when forced thereagainst.

In the use of my combined can opener and dispenser, the hook 8 ispositioned under the rim 2 of the can as shown in Figure 5, and the ring3 pivoted clockwise about the hook as shown in Figure 6 to a position inwhich the catch 9 snaps over the rim 2 at a point diametrically oppositethe hook 8 as shown in Figure 7. As the ring swings about the hook 8 asa pivot, the point l5 of the blade l2 punctures the top wall of the canand the blade cuts an opening of the usual triangular shape in the topwall. The ring 3 is provided with a handle l6 disposed at a right angleto the hook 8 and catch 9 and which may be grasped to swing the ringabout its pivot. Upon engagement of the catch 9, the hand of the user isin proper position with respect to the opening E3 to lift the can todrink therefrom as from a mug or stein. The contents of the can passthrough the opening l3 and over the pouring edge 4 with any tendency ofthe liquid to seep past the edge 5 being prevented by the sealingring 1. After the can has been emptied, the catch 9 may be forced out ofengagement with the rim 2 by reversing the previous pivotal movement ofthe ring 3. The empty can then may be discarded, and the attachmentreused repeatedly.

I claim: I

'1. A combined can opener and dispenser comprising a ring having arelatively wide edge face formed with an annular recess to receive a canrim, said ring tapering from said Wide edge face to the opposite edgeface to provide a pouring lip, a sealing annulus seated in said recess,a hook on said ring for engagement with the rim, a catch on the ringdiametrically opposite from the hook for engagement with the rim whenthe ring is swung about the hook as a pivot, a triangular bladedepending from the ring adjacent the hook, a downturned point on thefree end of the blade to puncturing the can top when the ring is swunabout the hook as a, pivot, and a handle disposed at a right angle fromsaid hook and catch for swinging the ring about its pivot and forlifting the punctured can to drink the contents therefrom.

2. A combined can opener and dispenser comprising a ring having arelatively wide edge face formed with an annular recess to receive a canrim, the opposite edge face providing a pouring lip, a sealing annulusseated in said recess, a hook on said ring for engagement with the rim,a catch on the ring diametrically opposite from the hook for engagementwith the rim when the ring is swung about the hook as a pivot, atriangular blade depending from the ring adjacent the hook, and adownturned point on the free end of the blade for puncturing the can topwhen the ring is swung about the hook as a pivot whereby the contents ofthe can-may be poured through the punctured can top and said ring.

3. A combined can opener and dispenser comprising a ring having arelatively wide edge face formed with an annular recess to receive a canrim, the opposite edge face providing a pouring lip, a sealing annulusseated in said recess, a hook on said ring for engagement with the rim,a catch on the ring diametrically opposite from the hook for engagementwith the rim when the ring is swung about the hook as a pivot, and ablade depending from the ring adjacent the hook for forming an openingin the can top when the ring is swung about its pivot whereby thecontents of 4 the can may be poured through the punctured can top andsaid ring.

4. A combined can opener and dispenser comprising a ring having arelatively wide edge face formed with an annular recess to receive a canrim, a sealing annulus seated in said recess, the opposite edge face ofthe ring providing a pouring lip, opposed coupling members on oppositesides of the ring and lying in a substantially diametrical plane forsecuring it to the rim, a blade depending from said ring and terminatingin a point for puncturing the can top when the ring is secured to therim by said coupling members, and a handle disposed at the periphery ofthe ring and lying in a diametrical plane at a right angle to the firstmentioned diametrical plane for manipulating the ring to secure it tothe rim While puncturing the can top and for lifting the punctured canto drink the contents through the punctured top and said' ring.

THORNTON E. OCASEY.

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